128 stories by "David Kettle"
Two superb - and very different - examinations of what defines our identity Nigel Slater's Toast ★★★★ ÂÂ
Toxic masculinity and reflections on identity at the Fringe's newest venueLaunched just last year to celebrate the country's 150th anniversary, CanadaHub has quickly become one of the E…
Racial politics and gun culture dissected in two provocative shows at the Traverse Underground Railroad Game ★★★★★ÂÂ
Cycles of abuse, a health service polemic and a celebration of silliness Coriolanus Vanishes ★★★★ÂÂ
A brutal assault on liberal values, and exquisite dance/theatre/cinemaUlster American ★★★★★ÂÂ
Enoch Powell's 'rivers of blood' speech re-examined in flawed but timely playYou've got to hand it to David Greig. The artistic director of Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre has show…
Grief, loss, unending pain - and critics talking out of their backsides Meet Me at Dawn ★★★★★
Comedy, tragedy and a whole lot more at Paines Plough's pop-up RoundaboutPike St ★★★★
Alan Ayckbourn's vast dystopian fantasy feels cosy rather than alarmingA society that segregates men and women, prescribes what women can learn, read, wear, even which words they can sa…
Three compelling shows on identity - gender and otherwise - at the Traverse TheatreEve ★★★★Transgender issues are high on the agenda at this year's Fringe, with th…
Zinnie Harris's new verison of Ionesco, and Vox Motus take on the subject of migrationÂÂ
Well-meaning but uneven comedy bursts at its seams with mismatched themesTime travel, Brit pop, Sleeping Beauty. Classical ballet, the ravages of alcoholism, serial poisoning. There's plenty…
A wonder-filled, child's-eye view of Shakespeare from director Max WebsterIn the end, it's all about Mamillius. It's he " young son of Leontes of Sicily " who launches director Max Webs…
Terror of the brutal rawness of nature in Malthouse Theatre's masterful stage adaptationWe probably think we know the story. From Peter Weir's cult 1975 film, or even from the original …
It's not often you need a passport to get into a theatre show. But then the journey required to get to Scottish site-specific experts Grid Iron's Crude does feel like something of a pilgrima…
Fleeing rape and forced marriage in their war-torn homeland, a boatload of women refugees washes up in Greece, where they beg asylum from the suspicious locals.read more
Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songsread more
Alix in Wundergarten ★★★★Think Alan Ayckbourn on acid: a commonplace (well, almost) set-up, exaggerated further and further beyond what we'd ever anticipate. In FranÅ
The journey begins amid the glassy modernity of Perth's gleaming Concert Hall. From there, you're bussed a few miles out into the Perthshire countryside to a blasted, burnt-out farmhouse. An…
And so, it's farewell to Mark Thomson with his final production as artistic director of Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre, after 13 years in the job (incoming artistic director David Grieg unveils …
'Thomas Aikenhead " who the fuck are you?' So goes the refrain to the opening number of I Am Thomas, a boisterous co-production between London's Told by an Idiot, and the National Theatre of…
Seldom can the suggestion of a post-show discussion have seemed so… well, unappealing is probably the polite way of putting it.read more
Since its unveiling at London's Royal Court in 1997, Conor McPherson's The Weir has become something of a modern classic, notching up dozens of productions worldwide and even inclusion in th…
The first surprise in the Traverse Theatre's seasonal production comes on entering the theatre " being led backstage, then onto what's normally the performing area, and finally to two ranks …
Christmas has kicked off early in the Scottish capital's theatreland, with traditional panto Snow White over at the King's Theatre, and the Lyceum's high-class offering " as befits the theat…
